RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted June 8, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2011 Can anybody identify this tender please? I'm fairly certain that it's from 'Mainline' and I think that it could be a BR1B, then again it looks like a Stanier type. I think that it came with a Mainline BR std4 but can't be sure. Could it be 'a nothing-in-particular' early offering? I've compared it with a good drawing of a 7.25" gauge BR1B and it really does look very similar...but then again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I think you have it, assuming that it actually has 'Mainline' on the underside. It is a model of a BR standard tender without a doubt, and Mainline's only BR standard tender loco model was the standard 4. I had no idea they did a BR1 type tender with this model though, and it doesn't appear on the collector site I quickly looked at appended below. Ooh, it must be RARE. http://www.mainliner...Locomotives.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 When Bachmann entered the UK market with its "Branchline" label, it re-released some of the former Mainline models including the BR Standard 4, together with at least one ex-Trix/Liliput model (the A4), incorporating the new "flywheel drive" mechanism (different to the old Mainline pancake motor). The Standard 4 was otherwise to all intents and purposes the same as the Mainline model, but was also made available in double-chimney form - the BR1B tender was produced for this variation and is a Bachmann product. All of this, of course, has been superseded by Bachmann's "new generation" Standard 4 with all-new tooling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Thumper Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I have always preferred the old mainline tooling... anyways, I knew it was Bachmann as I never recall Mainline doing that tender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Ooh, it must be RARE. Not surprising, the only time a full size one (St. 4 + BR1b tender that is) was painted green was one in preservation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 8, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2011 I think you have it, assuming that it actually has 'Mainline' on the underside. It is a model of a BR standard tender without a doubt, and Mainline's only BR standard tender loco model was the standard 4. I had no idea they did a BR1 type tender with this model though, and it doesn't appear on the collector site I quickly looked at appended below. Ooh, it must be RARE. http://www.mainliner...Locomotives.htm If it says 'Mainline' on it then it will definitely be rare as they were never released (Ramsay's Guide says 'Never Made'). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Not surprising, the only time a full size one (St. 4 + BR1b tender that is) was painted green was one in preservation. 75069. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted June 8, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2011 Thanks all. I've actually found the loco that seems to go with it. Unfortunately it's not a rare Mainline product so I'm not going to become rich! The word 'rare' got me going at first! (I felt a bit of Ebay madness coming on!) The loco does indeed have 'Bachmann HongKong' underneath. It's a double chimney 75029. The other ones that I have do have a smaller tender, hence my question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Sorry, 'RARE' was just a sarcastic reference to the hype typical of those hawking goods on a well known on-line auction site.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Mmmm, 75029 should have a BR2 tender . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Mmmm, 75029 should have a BR2 tender . Yes, it was the engine that was Swindon's test-bed for the double chimney. Later bought by David Shepherd and named "The Green Knight". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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